Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Middle Fork of Little Red River at Shirley, AR
usgs-07075000 8.00 - 12.00 ft II(III) 00h40m 5.94 ft (too low)
gauge class Likely too low for good whitewater.
Reference gauge (M.Fk.Red, 302 sq.mi.drainage) is WAY downstream, thus will not always reflect conditions for this reach, but should provide some indication.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0.00 -8.00 ft extremely Low-barely Low II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely too low for good whitewater.
8.00 -10.00 ft barely runnable-perfect runnable II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely low-to-moderate flows.
10.00 -12.00 ft perfect runnable-high runnable II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely moderate-to-high flows.
12.00 -15.00 ft somewhat High-somewhat High II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely unusually high.
15.00 -40.00 ft somewhat High-extremely High II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely in flood. Extreme caution urged.

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